Ranji Trophy Round-up: Jadhav smashes triple ton

Centuries from Vineet Saxena (114) and skipper Hrishikesh Kanitkar (119), and an unbeaten 76 from Dishant Yagnik saw Rajasthan were bowled out for 478. For Mumbai Dhawal Kulkarni took 3/88, while Shardul Thakur and Kaustubh Pawar took two wickets each. In reply, Mumbai were 76/0, with openers Kaustubh Pawar (26) and Aditya Tare (43) at the crease.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Bengal Vs Punjab

Venue: PCA stadium, Mohali

Day 1 Score: Bengal 280/7

Wriddhiman Saha (98) missed out on a century, as Bengal folded for 326. Rahul Sharma being the pick of the bowlers taking 4/53. Punjab however registered a strong response with Jiwanjot Singh (102*) and Mayank Sidhana (107*) taking the hosts to 229/1.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hyderabad Vs Madhya Pradesh

Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

Day 1 Score: Hyderabad 159/2

VVS Laxman’s (120) century powered Hyderabad to 341 all out, with Ishwar Pandey and Anand Rajan taking four wickets each for the visitors. MP were in a spot of bother at 44/3, with Devendra Bundela (11*) and Udit Birla (6*) batting, when stumps were announced.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Gujarat Vs Saurashtra

All six batsmen who featured in Tamil Nadu’s first innings score of 538/4 declared managed 50+ scores, with Dinesh Karthik (154*) and Baba Aparajith (112) posting centuries. In reply, Karnataka’s openers KB Pawan (5) and Robin Uthappa (18), survived 10 overs, to help their side to 26/0 at stumps.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Odisha Vs Delhi

Venue: Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi

Day 1 Score: Odisha 143 all out, Delhi 62/3

Mithun Manhas’s knock of 161 not out powered Delhi to 331 all out, helping them gain a healthy 188-run lead. Basant Mohanty was Odisha’s best bowler taking 4/81. In their second inning, Odisha were 7/0 with Abhilash Mallick and Paresh Patel at the crease.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Vidarbha Vs Baroda

Venue: Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodra

Day 1 Score: Vidharba 219/8

Hemang Badani’s unbeaten knock of 111* helped Vidharba score 264 all out. Baroda openers Aditya Waghmode (62) and Kedar Devdhar (29) failed to cash in on good starts, while Abhimanyu Chauhan (58*) and Rakesh Solanki (39*) managed to keep their wickets intact, to take their side to 192/2.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Maharashtra Vs Uttar Pradesh

Venue: Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune

Day 1 Score: Maharashtra 339/3

Kedar Jadhav (327) struck the first triple century of the season, as Maharashtra took the UP bowlers to task on the second day, scoring a mammoth 738/5.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Group C

Services Vs Himachal Pradesh

Venue: Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium, Nadaun

Day 1 Score: Services 290/6

Vikramjeet Singh and Rishi Dhawan took three wickets each as Services were bowled out for 312. HP’s openers- skipper Aakash Chopra (65*) and Prashant Chopra (90) gave them a good start, before walking back to the dressing room. At stumps, Himachal Pradesh were 252/2.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Assam Vs Jharkhand

Venue: Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur

Day 1 Score: Assam 179/10, Jharkhand 2/0

Resuming from their overnight score, Jharkand were bowled out for 174 after off-spinner Arlen Konwar spun a web around the hosts, taking 6/67. In reply, Assam added 27 runs to their five-run lead, losing openers Pallavkumar Das and Dheeraj Jhadav in the process.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jammu & Kashmir Vs Goa

Abbas Ali’s 103* was the highlight of Tripura’s first innings total of 260 all out, with Atchuta Rao emerging as Andhra Pradesh’s best bowler, taking 3/41. AP did well to finish with 154/0, with openers Prasanth Kumar (80*) and Hemal Watekar (57*) walking off with their heads held high at stumps.